Traveling in the back country, whether on foot, in a canoe, or on a snowmobile, includes beautiful views and sights not many will see. But the remoteness does comes with certain risks, and riders who take to the back country should know what to do in an emergency. And more …
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Fire damaged a home in Calumet Township yesterday afternoon. Firefighters were called to 54927 M-26, between Laurium and Lake Linden, just after 2:00. An apparent chimney fire had spread to the roof. Heavy smoke hindered the effort to extinguish the blaze. Officials say the smoke may have been produced by …
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The much-anticipated conversation between the Houghton City Council and its attorney regarding when and if councilor Jan Cole should recuse herself from voting fizzled last night, because of a balky Zoom connection. Attorney Patrick Greeley was scheduled to share his opinion about the issue, but the discussion was tabled after …
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As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: UPDATE: A memorial service will be held on Monday, May 15, 2023, at 1:00pm in the Siskiwit Reception Hall in Calumet, MI. Burial will follow in the Lake View Cemetery, section 56. Evelyn L. Olson, 93, a former resident of …
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One female driver is in critical condition after a two car crash in Portage Township yesterday. At approximately 7 pm Calumet Post Troopers responded to a two car crash at the intersection of Paradise Road and Broemer Road in Portage Township. Hurontown Fire and Rescue was called to the scene …
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Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce members met this morning to review the past year and begin their election of new board members and executive roles. Retaining Mary Myers for the role of Past President. The Chamber also added Eric Coon, Barbara Comier, and Lexie Jacques onto their board. The Keweenaw Chamber …
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A Baraga man will remain in jail for threatening a L’Anse store owner with a gun. Fifty-three-year-old Edwin Allen Bonham was arrested a year ago, after the store owner filed a complaint. Investigators also found illegal marijuana and a butane hash oil laboratory at his home. At his sentencing yesterday, …
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The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has a new leader. At its organizational meeting Saturday, the Tribal Council elected 14-year member Doreen Blaker as its new president. Blaker succeeds Kim Klopstein, who served one year in the position. The council certified the results of last month’s election, and swore in members …
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A Marquette man has avoided jail time for calling in a fake bomb threat to a hospital. Seventy-year-old Patrick Bassett was sentenced Monday in 96th District Court in Marquette. He pleaded guilty to a charge of malicious use of telecommunications services, after phoning the threat to UP Health System-Marquette last …
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Leadership of the CLK Board of Education will remain the same this year. At their organizational meeting this week, board members re-elected Phyllis Locatelli as president, Jason Wickstrom as vice president, Melanie Parker as secretary, and Daniel Zubiena as treasurer. The board also accepted the resignation of Katie Bonacorsi as …
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